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7^^ *'(9/<3f Vienna^'' of the Midway Plaisance— that enlarged Ameri- 
; can edition of the Nishni-Novgorod Fair — has existed in the 17th 

» and i8th century much as it presents itself here. It shows a large 

\^^^ market place and a quadrangle of houses, picturesque with gables, 

M^'^\ many shaped roofs and towers. There is no attempt at ostentatious 

show, but the whole tells of the patriarchal, domestic spirit, the well 

grooved mode of life of its denizens, narrow in their ways and views, 

I as are the diminutive windows out of which they espy their neighbors' 

' doings. 

You enter by the City Gate, Old Vienna was well protected, en- 
circled by walls and bastions. The belated citizen could gain entrance only 
after being subjected to a tedious examination by the corporal of the watch. 

The City Hall first attracts our attention. Back of its colonnade is housed 
a collection of antique portraits painted in Egypt by Greeks more than 2,000 
years ago. The '•'• House of the Golden Cup " stood on tlie ^'•High Market ^'''^ 
as it is seen here. It was the property of the jeweler Johannes Markx, the 
fame of whose wares had penetrated far beyond Vienna The arched way to 
the left '-'-Zum hochsten Heurigen " (This year's best) leads to the beer garden 
and restaurant of Mr. Seidl, a typical Viennese boniface. To the right of 
the City Hall a mural Painting indicates the '•^ House of Mary.'' ^ Next comes 
Job. Roetzer's hotel and restaurant "CV/y of Vienna^''^ and, terminating this 
side of the quadrangle, two cozy wine rooms with their cozy barmaids invite the 
weary stranger to tarry, chat of Vienna or whatnot and taste the excellent 
wines of Austria and Bohemia. Now cafes alternate with bakeries, wiih con- 
fectionery, fancy goods and souvenir stores, till we reach the Church. Even 
in this sanctuary the lower story is surrendered to trade, and the barmaid, 
ever present in Viennese life, has posted herself between our salvation-seeking 
photographer and the "golden gates." 

At the ^^Salvator^"*^ the lover of a glass of beer, good in quality and size, 
will find his heart's content. In the^avilion opposite a superlative Hungarian 
orchestra, who play during forenoon and noon hours, seem to captivate the 
American taste in particular. Little less do the pair of youthful cymbal artists, 
seated under a tent in the eastern court. Their- hands dance, hop and flirt 
with the most gracious ease over tlfis weird instrument, and it you feel tempted 
to possess one of their photographs, these same childish hands will inscribe on 
it the name and vocation of their charming owners. 

But see — or hear — Old Vienna, when Ziehrer and his regimental band of 
sixty artists strike off their soft, melodious tunes. The evening or many 
evenings you have spent there will prove the most cherished souvenirs you 
carry away from the great exhibition. Hear the thunderous applause, see 
the young ladies clap their hands man-fashion, and you know Ziehrer's music 
has touched a thousand hearts with a thousand reminders of dear old home. 



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IDien" unb 3U)ei IDetnftuben, xvo trefflid^e ofterreid?tf(^e XPeine von ed^ien rDiener= 
innen freben3t xv^vben. Hun n)ed?feln (Eonbitoreien, Cafes unb Seld?ereten mit 
Kaufldben unb Sdiantlofalen aller 21rt 2Iud? eine Kird^e liegt ba3n)ifd?en. IDas 
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ration, 

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rifd^e Kapelle, 2Iud? mirb HTand^er fid? gerne in bas Spiel ber beiben jugenblid)en 
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beren pt^otograpt^ien mit betber Hamens3iige mitnet|men* 

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